STL is very neighborhood specific and from one block to the next there can be quite the difference.It also depends what type of real estate you want to invest in (single-family, duplex, large multi, etc).In any case, happy to share all our successes and failures as well as tools tips tricks recommendations.

In Illinois alone (where I'm at), it's projected that house values will decrease by more than 10% by the end of the year.I was recently at a mastermind with Ken McElroy, Robert Kyosaki, and Brandon Turner, and they all recommended the same thing: Just be patient with it, build your cash reserves, expect bank instability/failure, hedge the increasing rates and refinance the decreasing. 

But their failure points will happen earlier, and more often.Insurance is a huge issue regardless, especially in Florida.

Failures are the next step to success.

Don't think that one particular out of state market will shoot you to success or abject failure.

It also specifies that failure to sign this notice before a certain date (usually 30 days before their lease expiration), will result in a notice to vacate being sent.

Especially in the uber competitive market that you live in.. there is no secret to how to find leads .. its what you do with them and how you handle them will be the difference between success and failure. 

What gets me feeling the most nausea is the failure to find an answer to why isn't there any 'fair competition' rule or principle in this business?

The past 15 applications I received were submitted  under false pretenses by people currently being evicted, who have applied under an alias, provided fake pay stubs from non-existent businesses, at least 5 with multiple convictions  for  combinations  of assault & battery, arson, failure to return a rental property, and felony vandalism of rental...

If there is an injury on the property due from failure to cure the defect wihthin the alotted time period set forth by the State you are opening yourself up to personal liability exposure not only from the tenant but also from the property owner.